Paper doll



C. S. RAIZEN.

PAPER DOLL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1919.

1,357Ag1 Patented Nov. 2, 1920 Charles 8 413014401 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

CHARLES S. RAIZEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PAPER DOLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

, and useful Improvements in Paper Dolls, of

which the following is, a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in dolls, and has for an Objectto provide an inexpensive structure or doll, having movable legs, armsand eyes. My improved doll is made up of flat members, card-board forinstance, including body-members, legs and arms, said legs and armsbeing movably mounted. My improved doll is preferably provided withmovable eyes. To accomplish movement on the part of the eyes, legs andarms, I resort to a novel structure, or assemblage of parts, which willhereinafterbe described.

I' will now describe my invention in detail and finally claim the novelfeatures-thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a face view of one of the body members, illustratingthe movable legs, arms and eyes;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a face View of the doll on a reduced scale.

My improved doll is made up of a plurality of body members 4 and. 5 madeof such material as flat card-board, wood or metal legs 6, and arms 7and 8. The doll is preferably reversible, that is to say, each bodymember 4 and 5 will have printed, pasted, stamped or otherwise appliedthereto the picture of an infant; hence, the structure will have thesame appearance from both sides. In this event, I employ four arms 7, 7and 8, 8, one pair for each body member. The arms will preferably bemounted exteriorly of the body members and pivotally secured thereto byeyelets or rivets 9, although they may be secured between the bodymembers 4 and 5. The legs 6 will be integral one with the other, orstamped out of one piece. The leg portion of the doll will be rotatablyconnected to the body members and between same (see Fig. 2), by aneyelet or rivet 10. The head section of each openings 11 and 12 in linewith which eyes 13 will be located. The ves 13 will be printed on orotherwise applied to a pivotal arm 14 connected to the head portion ofeach body member, and between same, by an eyelet or rivet 15. The arm 14is arranged to swing from side to side, thereby causing the eyes 13 tomove from one side of the open ings 11 and 12 to the other when the dollis moved along a floor or the like. Movement is imparted to the carrier14 by the-legs 6 when said legs are caused to rotate around the pivot10. During the rotation of the legs they will contact, in succession,with the adjacent end 16 of the carrier 14, thereby causing said arm toswing sidewise, no matter which direction said leg may rotate. To causethe arms7, 7 and 8, 8 to move, I connect said arms to said carrier oflinks 17 and 18. The outer end of each link 17 and 18 engages a pin19and each pin 19 passes through an arcuate slot 20 in the body memhere4 and 5. Each pin 19, at its outer end,

is fastened, to an adjacent arm. In other words, the arms 7, 7 will beconnected by a pin 19, and the arms 18 will also be connected by a pin19. During the swinging of the arm 14, the arms will be caused to swing.Adjacent the upper end of arm 14 I secure an elastic member 21 which atits ends is secured to the body members. A pin 22 serves for thesecurement of the elastic member at its ends. To facilitate the handlingof the doll, I provide the body members 4 and" 5 with an extension 23 toserve as a handle. When the doll is moved along a floor or the like, thelegs being caused to touch the floor, the said legs or leg-carrier 24will be caused to rotate, which will give to the doll the appearance ofwalking. During the rotation of the legs the arms and eyes will move. Assoon as a leg 6 clears the arm 14, the elastic member will pull said armto its normalvertical position. The rotation of the legs and action ofthe elastic member in combination produce a swinging movement upon the afloor or the like, provide the doll with standard members 25, which areangularly disposed, thus forming, in combination with the doll, atripod.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1. In a doll, a plurality ofspaced apart fiat body-members, a carrier rotatably supported by saidbody-members, leg members radiating from said carrier, arms 7 8,pivotally connected to said body members, an arm 14 pivotally connectedto said body members, arranged to be moved sideWise by the legs on saidleg carrier When said carrier is rotated, an elastic element to restoresaid carrier to normal position after a leg member has cleared same, andlinks connecting said arms 7, 8, and said arm 14.

2. In a doll, a plurality of spaced apart fiat body members, a carrierrotatably supported by the body members, leg members radiating from saidcarrier, an arm pivotally connected at one end thereof to said bodymembers, eyes carried by said arm, one of said body members beingprovided with eyeopenings alining with said eyes, the lower free end ofsaid arm being arranged to con tact With the leg members whereby saidarm CHARLES S. RAIZEN.

Witnesses EDWARD A. JARVIS, MAURICE BLooK.

